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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 2001
Page
3
Bryan Lee Wilson, 33, of Satanta, died in a one-vehicle crash on Kansas Highway 160 about five miles west of U S 83. The 1979 Jeep veered off the eastbound roadway, rolled on the south shoulder, and Wilson was ejected, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Garden City USD 457 and Russell Child Development Center announce a free screening clinic for children aged 1 month to 5 years on Oct. 26 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Russell will screen infants to toddlers in Southwest Kansas. USD 457 screens Garden City residents aged 3 to 5. Appointments start Oct. 15 at 275-0291. call if you cannot attend.
Garden City High School progress reports will be delayed one week due to district technical problems caused by Nimda virus infestations. Parents will receive reports in the week of Oct 22 as computers come back online. several districts have been without computer access for up to three weeks.
Finney County Community Learning Center urges candidates to finish all five GED tests by December 31 as a January 1 2002 series begins. GED demand is expected to peak at test sites. 750 000 Americans completed tests in 2000 with 69 percent earning eligible scores. Ellen Shook and FCCLC provide details at 276 7600, 1401 W. Jones Ave.
Police closed Missouri's Capitol to the public on a Sunday as a precaution after American and British attacks in Afghanistan. Tourists were ushered outside about 2 15 p m by armed Capitol Police and informed the building would remain closed.
Kansas residents express worry about future terrorist acts after Sunday airstrikes in Afghanistan. University of Kansas students and Lawrence locals discuss retaliation, security, and global impact while officials urge vigilance at state capitol and downtown sites. People from Kansas and beyond share concern for civilians and international tensions.
Cosmosphere president Max Ary says losses and resulting layoffs stemmed from broader tourism declines after a hepatitis A outbreak and gas explosions, not the Star Wars prequel exhibit. Four full time and several part time workers were cut to save about thirty thousand dollars by year end amid mixed revenue from the traveling show and Apollo Gallery opening.
About 30 Finney County residents joined the Finney County Historical Society Museum for the Third Annual Ghost Town Bus Trip visiting Pierceville Garden City Landfill Goldamer Cemetery Plymell School Sunflower Electric Holcomb Reeve Cattle Co old air base Brookover Ranch Feedyard Buffalo Dunes Golf Course and Southwind Country Club. Tour director Pat Baughman said the day sparked stories about one room schools and early settlers and next year will cover Garden City Holcomb historic sites with a driving format noted.
The Garden City Community College Scholarship Phonathon raises $4,468 on Thursday, bringing the eight night total to $33,314 near halfway to the $70,000 goal. The event, sponsored by the GCCC Endowment Association, runs Oct 1 through Oct 11 with volunteers from faculty, staff, and students calling 6 to 9 p.m. daily.
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